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Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla
Ó Dónaill, 1977
An Foclóir Beag
Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991
English–Irish Dictionary
de Bhaldraithe, 1959
Grammar
Pronunciation
Fairisíneach
fairitheach
fairitheoir
fairithis
fáirn(é)is
fairrge
fairseadh
fairsing
fairsinge
fairsingigh
fairsingiú
fairthe
fáirthe
fairtheoir
fairtheoireacht
fairthín
fairthis
fáisc
faisce
fáisceadán
fáisceadh
fáisceán
fáischreideamh
fairsing, a1. 1. (a) Wide, extensive; ample, spacious. Doras ~, wide door. Muinchille fhairsing, wide sleeve. Teach ~, spacious house. Machaire ~, broad plain. Radharc ~, extensive view. Níl an áit ~ go leor acu, there is not enough room for them in the place. Tá an blár fada ~ agaibh, you have plenty of space out in the open. Chuaigh an gháir go fada ~, the report spread far and wide. Tá an bád ag imeacht go ~, the boat is sailing large. Bhuamar go ~ orthu, we beat them by a wide margin. (b) Broad, general. Eolas ~, wide knowledge. Is ~ an cheist í, it is a broad question. Guí fhairsing ar son na marbh, a general prayer for the dead. 2. (a) Plentiful, abundant. Fómhar ~, abundant harvest. Seilg fhairsing, extensive hunting. Tá an t-airgead ~, money is plentiful. Chomh ~ le móin, le féar, le gaineamh na trá, as plentiful as turf, as grass, as the sand on the sea-shore. (b) Liberal, lavish, bountiful. Tá croí ~ aici, she is open-hearted. Tá bord ~ aige, he keeps a bounteous table. Roinn siad go fial ~ linn, they shared munificently with us. Dhíol tú an comhar go ~ liom, you requited me handsomely. (Var:fairsea(n)g a1, ~iúil a2)
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Bhí siad fairsing san áit seo (aon) uair ~, they were plentiful in this place formerly.
Is fairsinge an fheoil ná an t-iasc, meat is more plentiful than fish.
Teach ~ fairsing, fine roomy house.
~ gearr, fairsing, short, wide, turn.
Is fairsing Dia sa chúngach, the Lord will provide.
~ fairsing é, widen it.
Tá ~ fada fairsing aige, let him go as he pleases.
Tá siad ag éirí fairsing, they are becoming plentiful.
~ a dhéanamh (do rud), to make room (for sth.).
~ a chur le rud, to widen sth.
~ éadaigh, fullness of cloth.
~ críche, breadth of territory.
~ ciorcail, extent of circle.
Tabhair ~ slí duit féin, allow yourself freedom of movement.
Tá fad is ~ ann, it is long and spacious.
~ intleachta, dearcaidh, smaointe, breadth of intellect, of vision, of ideas.
~ cumhachta, extent of power.
~ féir, éisc, maoine, plenty of grass, of fish, of wealth.
Tá ~ de gach ní acu, they have plenty of everything.
Altú do Dhia ar son na ~, thank God for His bounty.
Bean na ~, bounteous woman.
A féile agus a ~ do na boicht, her generosity and liberality towards the poor.
~ fairsing, flaithiúil, generous and open-handed.
Tá ~ fairsinge againn, we have room to spare.
Bhí ~a fairsinge ar a chorp, there were gaping wounds in his body.
Bhí biotáille fairsing go ~ ann, there was any amount of strong drink there.
